Board of Directors

The Safe Alliance Board of Directors works diligently to ensure fiscal accountability and sustainability of the organization. The Board is chaired by Markita Payne and is made up of business professionals and community volunteers from across the region.

Executive Committee

Markita Payne, Chair Thermo Fisher Scientific	Derek Beres, Treasurer William Blair & Company LLC
Linda Christopherson, 1st Vice Chair Linda Christopherson & Associates	Jeffrey Klein, Secretary McIntyre & Lemon, PLLC
Judge Faith Fickling-Alvarez, 2nd Vice Chair North Carolina 26th Judicial District	Phil Kline, Immediate Past Chair Community Volunteer

 

Board Members

Derek Beres William Blair & Company LLC	Shelby Hudspith McIlveen Family Law Firm
Beth Cameron TD Bank	Jeanne Jordan United Community Bank
Linda Christopherson Linda Christopherson & Associates	Libby Kelligrew Community Volunteer
Noellee Clarke, M.D. Novant Health	Jeffery Klein McIntyre & Lemon, PLLC
Jean Davis Community Volunteer	Phil Kline Community Volunteer
Leta Emmanuel Vanguard	Pasha Maher Carolina Fintech Hub
Jamilah Espinosa Espinosa Law	Tameka O'Neal Novant Health
Leila T. Evans, CFP® MAI Capital Management LLC	Allen O'Rourke Truist
Judge Faith Fickling-Alvarez North Carolina 26th Judicial District	Markita Payne Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ashley W. Hardee Bank of America	Symone Robinson Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
Julia Hejazi Community Volunteer	Nakia Savage Wells Fargo
T. Hampton Hopkins, Ed.D Atrium Health Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Virginia Sutton Rodgers Builders
Fred Hudson U.S. Attorney's Office Western District	Mark T. Wilson Community Volunteer
	Kimberly Zirkle Moore & Van Allen